Arsenal Interested in Recruiting Issa Diop

DBasia.news –  Arsenal did not stop after bringing Gabriel Martinelli, Dani Ceballos, William Saliba, and getting closer to recruiting Nicolas Pepe.

But, Arsenal also began preparing a plan to fix the backline because Saliba, the central defender, was loaned out for a season at AS Saint-Etienne. Moreover, Arsenal threatened to lose Laurent Koscielny who missed the preseason tour because he wanted to leave.

The Gunners have anticipated it. According to news from the Mirror, Arsenal have bid West Ham United to recruit the 22-year-old center-back Issa Diop.

The price is not cheap. The Hammers reportedly bought the former Toulouse player for £ 65 million. That price exceeds Arsenal’s reported spending of 45 million pounds.

The defense has become Arsenal’s weak point last season. At present, besides Koscielny reportedly leaving, fans are also pessimistic that their team’s defense will improve with the presence of Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis Papastathopoulos.